to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to accept; to receive; to agree
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
several times; once or twice
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
close; intimate; on good terms